Is 16 the correct answer?

no, it's not. The correct answer is 34

Step-by-step explanation:

You were almost close! However, a² is equal to a × a or (a)²

I mean by

take (-5)² and -5² for example

the one in parentheses is equal to -5 * -5 which is 25  (you are taking the who -5 and squaring itself)

while the one without the parentheses is like -(5 * 5) which is -25

Therefore, this will be like |(-5)² + (3)²|

Simplify:

|25+9|= 34

Hope this helps!

answer: the answer is one of

step-by-step explanation:   we are given to write a proper fraction where the whole is divided into an even number of equal parts less than ten, and an odd number of those parts exist.

an even number less than 10 may be one of 2, 4, 6 or 8. so, the whole may be one of these four evens.

now, an odd number of these parts must exist, so the numerator must be an odd number, one of 1, 3, 5 or 7. it cannot be 9 because then the fraction will become improper.

thus, our fraction may be one of the following

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